50 Cent Says Steve Stoute Advised Him Not To Sign With Eminem In 2002

50 Cent says Steve Stoute said "Don't do the deal with the White boy."

50 Cent says that Steve Stoute advised him against signing a deal with Eminem in 2002. "Don't do the deal with the White boy," 50 says Stoute told him at the time.

50 Cent says Stoute felt Eminem was not a good match for the New York emcee's rapping style. "At the time, Em was doing ['Purple Pills' with D12], so he's thinking [Eminem's] a joke," 50 says in an interview with MTV. "Of course, I did the deal with the White boy because Em is the only one that showed interest in me. He's my favorite White boy."

"He hasn't had a hit in a really long time," Stoute said last month. "He has not made anything musically that's changed anything in a very long time. I feel like he's always gearing up for something that never happens...Hopefully, now that he's independent and there is no record company to blame, his aggressive content will get on the air."

50 Cent Addresses Steve Stoute Confrontation

During the more recent MTV interview, 50 was asked what he and Stoute discussed during their confrontation. "I said, 'That wasn't very nice of you, Steve. To say what you said wasn't really nice, and I think you should apologize.'...Nah, I said it a little different," 50 Cent says.

Stoute signed 50 Cent to Columbia Records in the 1990s. The rapper was shot in 2000 and subsequently released from the label's roster. 50 Cent says Stoute, who went from Columbia to Interscope, did not sign him a second time.

"He was running Interscope at the time," 50 says. "When I tried to play him the music, he was like, 'Oh no, I already know what you can do, I already know what you can do. Remember, I signed you the first time?'"

Nevertheless, 50 Cent's signing to Interscope through Shady/Aftermath proved beneficial. The rapper released several albums through the imprint, including the diamond-selling Get Rich Or Die Trying.

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Ricky Rozay

This nigga need to shut the fuck up. We know an album is comin out cuz they aint no buzz on it and 5.0 comin out and talkin shit. Same shit wit every album wit this nigga, a lot of shit talkin then the album flops. Too bad this nigga wasn't able to do what Feminem was go full on pop and make hits. Feminem aint hip hop no more and 5.0 isn't even relevant. Haven't heard shit from his new album down here in the A which means this new 5.0 album gon go triple wood. Flop city for this nigga.
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Rozay O'Donnell

It's too bad that 50 Cent continued to do business with Aftermath & Shady. Now look where he's at: irrelevant and doing the same, repetitive songs with the same old formulas. Had he signed to Maybach, he could have been one of Ross' loyal soldiers and every one of his singles would have made noise again.

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Amz Ali

tru dat

"He was running Interscope at the time," 50 says. "When I tried to play him the music, he was like, 'Oh no, I already know what you can do, I already know what you can do. Remember, I signed you the first time?
I broke this story about a month ago when you idiots said 50 was just trying to cause drama steve stout is the snake in the grass 50 was not suppose to win stout didn't want dre or "the white boy" at interscope of course stout gonna say going with em is a bad idea.

Anonymous

tru story:
wo wo stop before we get 600 comments of trash From 1990 to 1999, Stoute was an executive at several leading labels in the music industry. At Interscope Geffen A&M Records, Stoute served as President of the Urban Music division and executive vice president, producing best-selling albums from U2, Eve and Limp Bizkit, as well as Eminems debut album, The Slim Shady LP. Stoute has also produced several major motion picture soundtracks. Prior to joining Interscope, Stoute was president of Urban Music for Sony Music Entertainment, where he played an instrumental role in launching the music careers of Mariah Carey, Will Smith and Nas. Stoute was also former manager to Nas and Mary J. Blige
After Deathrow Stout thought dre was washed up he didn't want him at interscope now lets go back to Power of the dollar steve was the president of sony urban department who was on sony? 50 cent.After 50 got shot steve dropped 50 sony didn't want to back a artist that really had ties to the streets kind of funny how he backs ross but anyway you know the rest of the story 50 winds up with interscope after they got rid of steve so he just hates interscope even more.He just madder and 50 blew beyond what could he imagine yeah he was nas manager but he never got him paid so no way he gonna show love to Eminem or anything interscope

Anonymous

Anonymous

What does sounding intelligent or making power moves have to do with being an "honorary white boy"? He made the moves. He made the millions, not you. You sound like an idiot. Your statement makes no sense at all.